Cigar-holder.



G. R. MEISSNER.

CIGAH HOLDER.

APPLICATFON FILED NOV-3.1915.

Patented Jan. 1918.

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To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known'that I, Gnoncn'R. MnissNnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Albia, in the county ofMonroe, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Holders; and I do hereby vdeclare the "following to be 'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to combined cigar holders and pipes and it has for its object to provide a structure embodying a removable pipe bowl which when in position will hold loose tobacco and will assist in holding a cigar in erect position and in which furthermore when the bowl is removed the cigar may be held in horizontal position while the device is in use.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved holder.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the supporting ring, and

Fig. l is a vertical longitudinal section, showing the pipe bowl connection with the device.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the drawing stem, preferably constructed of metal tubing, having the usual push type mouth niece detachably connected at one end. The stem 5 extends from the mouth piece 6, and is laterally directed and coiled to form the linger receiving loop Ior ring 7, and the free end is screw-threaded for the reception of a bulb 8, which has screw-threaded connection, so that it may be readily removed to discharge the saliva accumulated therein. The ring 7 at its central lower part is provided with an opening 9 communicating therewith and adapted for the reception of a second saliva collecting bulb 10.

On its upper edge at the central part thereof, the ring 7 is provided with a threaded aperture 11, in which is mounted the socket projection 12, having interior and eX- terior screw threads 13 and 14. This socket projection 12 is adapted to receive the lower correspondingly threaded end 15 of the tubular conical shaped impaling member 16, having a pointed upper end adapted to pierce the cigar 17 for the purpose of re- Specication of Letters Patent.

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Application med November s, 1915. 'serial No. 59,438.

taining the cigar on the stem 5. The impaling'member 16, below its pointed end is provided with openings 18, through which smoke passes into the stem.

`The horizontal part of the stem is provided with an adjustable ring 19, having its lower ends clamped on the stem, and is adapted to support that part of the cigar back of the impaling member 16. The ring may be moved up nearer to or farther away from the impaling member to accommodate cigars of different lengths and support same until only the butt is left, after which the butt may be inverted and impaled on the impaling member, which projects upwardly through the heretofore closed end of the cigar, and thus the entire cigar may be consumed.

To permit of smoking of loose tobacco, a pipe bowl 2O is provided having an aperture equipped with an interior bushing 21 which may be screwed onto the threads of the projection 12. At this time the impaling member 16 may be removed. When, however, it is desired to smoke a cigar standing on end, the impaling member 1s permitted to remain and the cigar struck into the bowl of the pipe and onto the impaling member, the pipe bowl serving to hold the cigar in this position.

It is obvious that a holder embodying my improved construction may be held by passing the index finger through the ring with the thumb engaging the point of intersection of the horizontal portion of the stem and the ring, and this is more particularly of value to automobilists whose hands are employed in gripping the wheel, and at the same time the holder may be supported on the index finger when not in use.

Likewise the holder by its ring construction, provides a means for cooling the smoke passing therethrough, collecting of the saliva and the conversion of a. holder into a pipe.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and the method of loperation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be madewhen desired as are within the hereto; Having thus described my invention, what scope of the claim appended 5 I claim as new, is:

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threaded impaling member removably engaged with the interior threads of the eX- tension and adapted to engageinto eitherf the side or` the end of a cigar and a pipe Copies of this'patent may be obtained for've cents each, by addressing theVC'olnmissoner of Patents, LVlashington, D. G." l f bowl having" axially threaded'opening in its bottom in which the threaded projec-v Y tiontis` removably screwed 'and into .which bowl the impaling member projects axially, said bowl to interchangeably hold loose tobacco or holda cigar against lateral movement whenv axially impaled upon the impalng member.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

J. E. BENTON,V

R. D. MABRY.` y v' GEORGE R.' MEISSNER.

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